Re: MP4 Status

The ripping software that I use, Easy CDDA extractor from Poikosoft,
currently claims to write MP4 files with "iPod/iTunes compatible metadata."
I haven't had a chance to test this claim.  Ephpod will transfer the files
to the iPod, but won't read the tags.  The files seem to play just fine.
But all that aside, I love Jukka Poikolainen's software.

http://www.poikosoft.com/download.html



-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of richard
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 2:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [ephpod] Re: MP4 Status



I believe Ephpod is reading tags from mp4 (m4a) files.  The latest version
does a better job than the earlier versions.  Ephpod does not currently
write tag info.

All the programs I've seen support tagging that is consistent with Apple
iTunes tagging.  For example, the routines in foobar2000's masstagger and
in faad2 (same code) and dbPowerAmp.  I hope Apple doesn't change things
when the windows version of iTunes comes out.

Prior versions of Ephpod did not appear to see mp4/m4a files when searching
the ipod database (iTunesDB), so it would reload those files on a
re-sync.  This may have been corrected in the latest version, but I haven't
had the energy to do a full re-sync with 2.73.


At 10:18 AM 9/3/2003 -0600, Gordon Harris wrote:

>Tags in MP4s are currently a moving target.  There seem to be some emerging
>standards, but nothing has carried the day yet.  That may change once
iTunes
>for Windows comes out.  For compatibility, I suspect most developers of
>ripping and tagging software will then adopt whatever "standard" Apple
sets.
>Joe has previously posted some if his investigations into Apples take on
the
>M4A file format.  You might check the archives.  Also, you might check out
>Richards command line tagger he has been developing over at
>hydrogenaudio.org.
>
>In the mean time, I don't believe Ephpod is writing or reading ANY tag
>information to/from the MP4 (M4A) files, but rather just putting your "hand
>entered" info into the iTunesDB file on the iPod.  I think that's why the
>info doesn't "stick" with re-syncs.  That said, the "Naming convention for
>Adding Songs" feature in the latest version of Ephpod (under
>Extras->Configuration->Advanced Options) makes this "virtual tagging"
pretty
>painless.  I use "%G\%A\%L\%N - %T." as my template and that gives me all
>the tag info I need without having to type anything.  I just have to be
>disciplined about how I name and store my MP4 files.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jon Freeland
>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:42 AM
>To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>Subject: [ephpod] Re: MP4 Status
>
>
>
>I had the same problem.  If you let ephPod determine the tag from the
>directory structure you'll be fine, that's worked for me.  I have
>artist/album/track - title.mp4 and when I transfer to the iPod ephPod put
in
>the right tag.  I'm not sure if it's a proper mp4 tag or just an mp3 one.
>My problem is ephPod doesn't remember any of the tags between transfers, so
>I end up transferring all the mp4s when I sync, regardless of whether or
not
>they're on there already.  Anyone else have luck with this?
>
>Thanks
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of abrickosjunk
>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:23 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [ephpod] MP4 Status
>
>
>
>I am currently running 2.73, and I tried to make an mp4 with =3D nero's =
>aac
>plugin, when I added it to my ipod it copied it over, and presented me =
>with
>a blank entry representing the file which was just copied.  I have a =
>newer
>15 gig ipod with the latest firmware.  Has anyone had any luck copying =
>mp4's
>over.  If so, can you offer me tips.
>
>   _____ =20
>
>Angelo Alberico
>[email protected] or [email protected]
>AIM: abricko
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>MSN: [email protected]
>YAHOO!: abricko
>(562) 644-4110
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